Seal of Stephanos apo hypaton
source date: 7th c., second half. 7. Jh., zweite Hälfte. 7ος αι., δεύτερο μισό.
edition published: 2025-01-12
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Στεφάνου ἀπὸ ὑπάτων

δούλου τῆς Θεοτόκου

+ΣΤΕ ΦΑΝΟΥ ΑΠΟΥΠΑ Τ̣ΩΝ

+ΔΟυ ΛΟΥΤΗC ΘΕΟΤΟ ΚΟ̣Υ

Στεφάνου ἀπὸ ὑπάτων / δούλου τῆς Θεοτόκου.

(Seal of) Stephanos apo hypaton, servant of the Mother of God.

(Siegel des) Stephanos apo hypaton, Diener der Mutter Gottes.

(Σφραγίδα του) Στεφάνου απο υπάτων, δούλου της Θεοτόκου.

Only similar seals from different boulloteria than ours are known, bearing the same inscription with different break lines or characters (see the similar seals here reported under parallels). According to Metcalf, the issuer of the seal published by him could be the same as the issuer of the seal in the Zacos Collection, who used another boulleterion[1].

[1]. [...],p. 136 .

(1) Zacos Collection − [...], 1007 A (no pictures);

(2) private collection − [...], no. 970 ;

(3) DO BZS.1958.106.3736 − [...], BZS.1958.106.3736 ;

(4) DO BZS.1947.2.628 − [...], BZS.1947.2.628 .